UCSF AIDS Expert Discusses Once-Daily HIV Pill
David Bangsberg, MD, MPH, discusses Wednesday's federal approval of a single pill, taken once daily, that combines three drugs used to treat HIV.
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Legacy Foundation Honors UCSF Tobacco Researcher
Ruth Malone, whose research focuses on studies using tobacco industry documents, was honored July 12 by the American Legacy Foundation.
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Ultra low-dose estrogen shown safe for post-menopausal women
A study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has shown that extremely low doses of estrogen had no ill effects on the cognitive abilities or general health of older women over the course of two years.
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GCRC Nurse Wins DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Jocelia Adams, RN, a nurse who works in the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC), has been named this month's winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
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UCSF Researchers Report on Trends in Personal Assistance Supply and Demand
H. Stephen Kaye, Susan Chapman, Robert Newcomer and Charlene Harrington used data from two federal surveys of the U.S. population to assess both the size of the workforce providing paid personal assistance services and the relative growth of that workforce compared with the population needing such services.
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Depression Linked to Risky Teen Sex
A study by UCSF researcher Jocelyn Lehrer, ScD, and others suggests that sexually experienced middle school and high school teenagers with higher levels of depressive symptoms are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors.
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UCSF AIDS Walk Contest Reaches Final Stretch
Cookies, pies and peanut butter chocolate bars will be on sale tomorrow on the Parnassus campus to benefit the San Francisco AIDS Walk.
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Epilepsy Surgery Preserves Tradition, Prevents Seizures
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Victor Perry, MD, director of pediatric epilepsy surgery at UCSF, performs surgery on 15-year-old Sky Titus while perserving the family's Native American traditions.
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Endocrine Society Honors Pediatric Professor
A UCSF professor has received an award for defining the field of molecular steroidogenesis by integrating basic research with clinical observation.
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UCSF Scientist and Colleagues Find We May Sleep Even Less than We Think
A paper published in the July 1, 2006, issue of American Journal of Epidemiology reports that early-middle-aged people (38-50 years) appear to sleep much less than they should, and even less than they think they do.
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Envisioning a Neuro ICU for Preemies at UCSF
Each year in the United States, approximately 80,000 children are born very prematurely.
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UCSF Radiation Oncologists Named as ASTRO Fellows
Three members of the UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology have been selected to become fellows of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), the society announced on June 28.
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Mission Bay Resumes Tours
Beginning Wednesday, July 19, Erin Escobar of the Office of Community and Government Relations will be leading weekly tours of our developing Mission Bay campus.
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UCSF study shows suppression of telomerase enzyme can inhibit spread of melanoma
UCSF researchers have found that the spread of melanoma can be inhibited by suppressing telomerase, the enzyme active in cancer cell growth.
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Forum to Address Work and Integrity
Two members of the UCSF community will address "Work and Integrity" at a Carnegie Foundation forum at Stanford University on Tuesday.
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Microscopes Yield New Insight into Life and Death of Blood Vessels
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Staff Appreciation Events at Laurel Heights
A free, light breakfast and concert featuring koto player June Kuramoto are part of upcoming staff appreciation events at Laurel Heights.
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Cancer event focuses on education, inspiration and celebration September 9 and 10
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center will co-sponsor a two-day celebration of life on Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10.
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UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital make U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" list
UCSF Medical Center has risen to No. 9 among "America's Best Hospitals," and UCSF Children's Hospital has been recognized as one of the highest quality pediatric facilities in California and No. 19 in the United States.
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Police Seek Two Suspects Seen on Parnassus Campus
UCSF Police are looking for two men who have been seen on the Parnassus campus, but have no legitimate reasons for being there.
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Can Kenyon's Roundworms Lead Us to the Fountain of Youth?
UCSF Biochemistry and Biophysics Professor Cynthia Kenyon, PhD, presented her research on roundworms last week, revealing insights into the cellular mechanisms of aging.
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State Budget Means Raises for Faculty, Staff
UC will be able to give salary increases to eligible faculty and staff as part of a plan to make salaries more competitive over the next 10 years.
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Three School of Pharmacy Research Scientists Receive Top Honors
Three UCSF pharmaceutical chemistry professors have recently been selected to receive high national recognition for their pioneering research.
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Quiz Highlights UCSF's Role in National Service
John Maa, MD, has been named the winner of a special quiz that shows how UCSF faculty members have served in the nation's top health posts.
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UCSF School of Nursing celebrating 100 years of excellence
The UCSF School of Nursing is celebrating 100 years of nursing excellence with a year-long series of special events that honor the accomplishments of alumni and faculty and the leadership of nurses throughout the university.
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Young Woman Breathes Freely After Heart Transplant
Aspiring artist Ila May Fisher has recovered after a successful heart transplant at UCSF Medical Center.
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Final Push for AIDS Walk Support
Time is running out for those who may be procrastinating about joining or supporting the AIDS Walk.
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From Toronto, UCSF's Kriegstein Comments on the State of Stem Cell Science
Several UCSF scientists attended the fourth annual International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting in Toronto, June 28-July 1.
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Robert Mansfield Makes UCSF the Latest Stop on His Comeback Trail
UCSF prides itself on employing staff with diverse and unique personal stories.
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"Synthetic Biology" Yields Bacteria That Take Pictures and Target Tumors